THE PLANNING COUNCIL AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR PINELLAS COUNTY

1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 29, 2019

3. REVIEW OF FORWARD PINELLAS AGENDA FOR June 12, 2019 PUBLIC HEARINGS None

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS A. CPA Actions and Tier I Countywide Plan Map Amendments May 2019

4. PLANNING TOPICS OF INTEREST A. Transportation Alternatives Program Update B. Gateway Master Plan Update C. Proposed Amendments to the Countywide Plan D. Countywide Plan Map Amendment Submittal Guidelines

5. OTHER PAC BUSINESS/PAC DISCUSSION AND UPCOMING AGENDA A. Pinellas SPOTlight Emphasis Areas Update (Information) B. Legislative Update (Information) C. Cancellation of the August PAC Meeting

6. UPCOMING EVENTS

June 6th StimULI Breakfast: Transit Oriented Development in Tampa Bay?

June 6th 2019 Sun Coast Awards and Law CM Event

June 12th Women in Planning Group: Spread Your Sunshine! Becoming Resilient and Finding Joy

June 13th Downtown Tampa Cycle Track Tour

June 21st Unplugged: The Paradigm of Aging-friendly Communities

June 25th Plan Hillsborough Info BBQ: Implicit Bias featuring Jeffery Lorick

July 12th Creating Safe Environments--Integrating Planning, Design & Physical Security

July 19th Incorporating Arts in Urban and Site Design

Nov 12-14th National Safe Routes to School Conference in Tampa

7. ADJOURNMENT

NEXT PAC MEETING – MONDAY, JULY 1, 2019

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact the Office of Human Rights, 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Suite 300, Clearwater, Florida 33756; [(727) 464-4062 (V/TDD)] at least seven days prior to the meeting. Appeals: Certain public meetings result in actions taken by the public board, commission or agency that may be appealed; in such case persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decision made at a public meeting/hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and, for such purposes, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

PLANNERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(PAC) MEETING AGENDA

June 3, 2019 – 1:30 p.m.

310 Court Street, 1st Floor Conf. Room

Clearwater, FL 33756

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

2. Approval of Minutes – April 29, 2019

SUMMARY The Summary Agenda Action Sheet for the April 29, 2019 PAC meeting is attached for committee review and approval. ATTACHMENT(S): PAC Summary Agenda Action Sheet for the April 29, 2019 meeting ACTION: PAC to approve the Summary Agenda Action Sheet from the April 29, 2019 meeting.

PAC AGENDA – SUMMARY AGENDA ACTION SHEET DATE: APRIL 29, 2019

ITEM ACTION TAKEN VOTE

1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS The meeting was called to order at 1:32 p.m.

2. MINUTES OF REGULAR PAC MEETING OF APRIL 1, 2019

Motion: Derek Kilborn Second: Marshall Touchton

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3. REVIEW OF FORWARD PINELLAS AGENDA FOR MAY 8, 2019 MEETING PUBLIC HEARINGS Subthreshold Countywide Plan Map Amendment(s) A. CW 19-09 – City of Largo

Motion: Marshall Touchton Second: Mark Ely

9-0

Regular Countywide Plan Map Amendment(s) B. CW 19-10 – City of Largo

Motion: Mark Ely Second: Marshall Touchton

9-0

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS C. CPA Actions and Tier I Countywide Plan

Map Amendments April 2019

None required; informational item only

4. PLANNING TOPICS OF INTEREST A. Advantage Pinellas – Needs Plan

Sarah Caper introduced the PAC members to the transit needs in the Advantage Pinellas Plan. She outlined the Five Point Plan for transit corridor investment, and the development process, including the indicators used, for selecting priority corridors. She offered an overview of the Five Point Plan and defined the next steps and considerations.

B. Proposed Amendments to the Countywide Plan

Linda Fisher updated the PAC members on the status of the proposed amendments to the Countywide Plan. She gave an overview of draft amendments to the Countywide Rules and Countywide Plan Strategies. She showed a comparison of the current Transit-Oriented Land Use Vision Map to the new proposed Land Use Strategy Map which was developed in coordination with the Advantage Pinellas Plan for transportation. A few questions were asked and answered and a request was made for the PAC members to receive the map package.

C. Recreation/Open Space Redevelopment (Discussion)

Rodney Chatman introduced this item by offering some background and historical information. He explained there could be potential impacts to the Countywide Rules regarding the conversion of Recreation/Open Space. The PAC discussed possible alternatives for handling these type of development inquiries.

Respectfully Submitted,

__________________________________________ ________________________ PAC Chairman Date

D. Coastal High Hazard Area Mitigation (Discussion)

Rodney Chatman provided the historical context which led up to this discussion. He advised there could be countywide implications as a result. Britton Wilson, City of St. Petersburg staff, reviewed the regulations that govern the CHHA. She provided a draft of the LDR Code Amendment being considered by the City of St. Petersburg explaining it was modeled after a similar action taken by the city of Norfolk, VA. There was ample discussion about options for mitigation that would offer real world solutions. The PAC discussed whether these type of code amendments should be implemented countywide and ultimately concluded it was best handled at a local level.

5. OTHER PAC BUSINESS/PAC DISCUSSION AND UPCOMING AGENDA

A. Pinellas SPOTlight Emphasis Areas Update

Rodney Chatman updated the PAC members on the latest activities and events related to the three SPOTlight Emphasis Areas. He stated there is an upcoming meeting regarding the Treasure Island Causeway Trail Phase II. This meeting will discuss possible funding options for the trail extension to the west. He advised the Gateway Master Plan draft would soon be completed. The Study Management Team will meet on May 14th to review the draft concepts with the final plan to be submitted in June.

B. Legislative Update Linda Fisher updated the PAC members on the status of bills of interest making their way through the legislative process. The members also received the latest legislative update from Florida APA for reference.

6. UPCOMING EVENTS The PAC members received and shared information regarding upcoming events of interest.

7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

3A. CPA Actions and Tier I Countywide Plan Map

Amendments SUMMARY This information is presented in order to better, and more systematically, apprise the Forward Pinellas Board of final action(s) by the Board of County Commissioners, in their role as the Countywide Planning Authority (CPA) on matters that have been previously considered. This summary also includes the Tier I Countywide Plan Map Amendments that have been administratively reviewed by Forward Pinellas staff.

CPA Actions May 2019:

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Subthreshold Plan Map Amendment(s)

Case CW 19-07, a City of Clearwater case located at 1625 Union Street, Clearwater. The Board of County Commissioners, in its role as the Countywide Planning Authority, approved the amendment from Public/Semi-Public to Residential Low Medium (vote 7-0).

Case CW 19-08, a Pinellas County case located at the southwest corner of Alternate US 19 and Wai Lani Road; approximately 400 ft. west of Alternate US 19 and Harry Street. The Board of County Commissioners, in its role as the Countywide Planning Authority, approved the amendment from Residential Low Medium and Preservation to Recreation/Open Space. (vote 7-0).

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS

There were no regular agenda items in May to report.

Tier I Countywide Plan Map Amendments May 2019:

There were no Tier I Amendments to report.

ATTACHMENT(S): None ACTION: None required; informational item only

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

4A. Transportation Alternatives Program Update

SUMMARY

The Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program is a competitive federal grant funding program administered by Forward Pinellas in its role as the metropolitan planning organization for Pinellas County. Funds come to the urbanized area and are apportioned to each of the three MPOs by the Florida Department of Transportation based on projects on the priority list. The program has existed for many years, and the scoring and process used by Forward Pinellas to evaluate applications has gone through a number of iterations. While the existing TA priority list includes a few projects that are still in need of funding, there are also some projects on the list that are either no longer desired by the sponsoring local government or are no longer eligible for the funding. Given the number of projects on the list, new applications have not been requested since 2010. With the opportunity to issue a call for projects in the coming year following adoption of Advantage Pinellas and its associated Active Transportation Plan, Forward Pinellas staff proposed an overhaul of the program to be more consistent with the agency’s mission and strategic countywide planning efforts. Staff has worked with a subcommittee of Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory and Technical Coordinating Committee members to develop a new application process and new scoring criteria. Staff will provide an overview of the revised program and present a timeline to solicit new project applications for funding. ATTACHMENT(S): Transportation Alternatives Program Structure and Scoring Criteria ACTION: None required; informational item only

Minimum Award: $300,000

Maximum Award: $2,000,000

If selected for the priority list, a project may only remain on the list for a maximum of three years before being removed.

Prerequisites

Criteria Points

Local Match (may include funding for design phase of the project; in-kind support is limited

to 20% of match) 1 point per % match (max 20 points)

Project provides direct access to a Multimodal Corridor, as designated on the Countywide

Land Use Map 10

Project is located within, or directly connects to, an Activity Center, as identified on the

Countywide Land Use Map 10

Project is identified in the Forward Pinellas Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan or directly

connects to a facility identified in the Plan 5

Project connects 2 or more existing facilities (fills a gap) 10

For projects that construct bicycle facilities (sidewalks are not considered bicycle facilities

for the purposes of these criteria), the level of traffic stress along the project corridor after

improvement:

1 - All Ages and Abilities 15

2 - Interested But Concerned 10

3 - Enthused and Confident 5

4 - Strong and Fearless 0

Project provides direct access to a priority transit route or one with headways of:

30 minutes or better 10

45-60 minutes 5

Project is included within, or provides direct access to, and Environmental Justice area, as

identified by Forward Pinellas 15

If the project includes sidewalk construction, the final corridor includes:

Sidewalk on one side of the roadway 5

Sidewalks on both sides of the roadway 10

A separated pedestrian corridor with a minimum of a 2' buffer from the roadway 15

Technical Scoring

Proposed Forward Pinellas Transportation Alternatives Program

Maximum of 4 projects will be selected to be prioritized for funding. There is no guarantee that all projects will receive funding in the next

5-year Work program.

         Agency must be LAP certified, demonstrate a commitment to obtain LAP certification within a timely manner to implement the

project or provide an agreement with a LAP certified agency to implement the project on their behalf.

         Local Commitment. Must include a resolution of support from governing body and documentation of public support.

         100% of ROW acquired or documentation of an easement

Each jurisdiction may submit a maximum of 2 projects for consideration for each funding cycle. For the first year, any agency with a

project on the existing TA list may submit a maximum of 3 applications for funding.

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

4B. Gateway Master Plan Update

SUMMARY The Gateway area is the primary economic engine of Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay region. The area includes four local government jurisdictions and is home to a large number of jobs and professions. Easily accessible to regional highways, downtown St. Petersburg and destinations in Tampa, the area suffers from the challenges of a disparate, disconnected and disinvested automobile-centric development pattern. In 2018, Forward Pinellas with financial support from Pinellas County, the cities of Largo, Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg and the Florida Department of Transportation, engaged a consulting team to begin development of a Master Plan for the Gateway/Mid County area of Pinellas County. The Master Plan will identify opportunities for more efficient, economy-boosting land use patterns that will provide housing options that put people closer to their destinations, reduce congestion, enable investments in transit and produce safe bicycle and pedestrian connections. Forward Pinellas staff will provide an overview of the Master Plan process and highlight some of the draft study recommendations that have been developed to date. More information can be found on the plan website: www.gatewaymasterplan.org. ATTACHMENT(S): None ACTION: None required; informational item only

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

4C. Proposed Amendments to the Countywide Plan

SUMMARY Since late 2018, we have been discussing proposed amendments to the Countywide Plan with the Planners Advisory Committee and through individual meetings with local government staff and partner agencies. This month we will be finalizing the draft amendment package based on your input, then introducing the amendments to the Forward Pinellas Board, with the goal of requesting authorization to schedule a public hearing in July. We appreciate the thoughtful review and comment we have received during this process. During this month’s PAC meeting, staff will present the latest round of changes based on this input, including:

Creation of a new Planned Redevelopment District (PRD) category to address local government planning needs

Adding size criteria for the Multimodal Corridor (MMC) category consistent with the Countywide Plan Strategies

Minor revisions to use provisions and tiered amendment process for the Activity Center, MMC and PRD categories to:

- Better define automobile-oriented retail commercial uses; and

- Address protection of employment/industrial land consistent with the remainder of the Rules.

We will be asking the PAC members for additional discussion and input at the meeting, with final written comments to be submitted no later than June 14. A summary of the entire amendment package is provided below. Countywide Plan Strategies

Cover, Preamble, Table of Contents Housekeeping amendments only

Land Use Component Replaced Transit-Oriented Land Use Vision Map with new Land Use Strategy Map

Updated policy basis for identifying planned transit corridors

Updated policy basis for designating the Activity Center, Multimodal Corridor and their associated subcategories, and the new Planned Redevelopment District category

Updated Planning and Urban Design Principles to simplify density/intensity/size criteria

Added policy basis for linking MPO transportation funding priority with local land use planning

Transportation Component Housekeeping amendments only

Intergovernmental Coordination Component No amendments

Countywide Rules

Cover, Preamble, Table of Contents Housekeeping amendments only

Article 1: Introductory Provisions No amendments

Article 2: Countywide Plan Map and Categories

Added Planned Redevelopment District category

Revised Activity Center and Multimodal Corridor category standards and subcategories

Revised locational criteria for Residential Low Medium and Residential Medium

Added new Agricultural-Light use to all categories except Preservation

Corrected inconsistencies to permitted uses inadvertently created by 2015 update

Other housekeeping/clarifying amendments

Article 3: Local Government Consistency Provisions

No amendments

Article 4: Plan Criteria and Standards Added provisions for local Missing Middle and mixed-use bonuses

Other housekeeping/clarifying amendments

Article 5: Optional Provisions Added provision allowing density/intensity averaging on an areawide basis in an Activity Center, Multimodal Corridor or Planned Redevelopment District

Other housekeeping/clarifying amendments

Article 6: Countywide Plan Map Amendment

Reorganized entire article

Revised tiered amendment process for Activity Centers, Multimodal Corridors and Planned Redevelopment Districts

Added provision to reclassify current Special Centers and Special Corridors to new subcategories

Deleted Tier II subthreshold process

Deleted provision for Transit Station Area Plans (made obsolete by changes to Activity Center)

Other housekeeping/clarifying amendments

Article 7: Countywide Plan Map and Countywide Rules Administration

Deleted obsolete provision for one-time repeal/replace of Countywide Plan

Other housekeeping/clarifying amendments

Article 8: Terms And Definitions Added and revised definitions based on above amendments

Deleted obsolete definitions

Other housekeeping/clarifying amendments

ATTACHMENT(S):

Draft Countywide Plan Strategies

Draft Countywide Rules ACTION: PAC to recommend that Forward Pinellas Board authorize public hearing for its July meeting.

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

4D. Countywide Plan Map Amendment Submittal Guidelines

SUMMARY In recent months Forward Pinellas staff has transitioned existing staff into new roles regarding Countywide Plan Map amendment submittals, and consistency reviews. This item serves to update PAC members on where to send Countywide Plan Map amendment submittals, as well as consistency reviews, and inform the members on the updated submittal process. ATTACHMENT(S): None ACTION: None required; informational item only

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

5A. Pinellas SPOTlight Emphasis Areas Update

SUMMARY Forward Pinellas staff will provide a brief update on the status of the activities related to the three SPOTlight Emphasis Areas. ATTACHMENT(S): None ACTION: None required; informational item only

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Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

5B. Legislative Update

SUMMARY The 2019 Legislative Session ended on May 4. Out of 3,491 bills filed, 197 passed. We have been tracking a number that have relevance to local and regional planning efforts, and a link to the 2019 session web page maintained by the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Florida) is provided at the end of this memo. Bills of interest that passed and failed this session include: Bills that passed:

Community Redevelopment Agencies

HB 9 places restrictions on Community Redevelopment Agencies (CRAs), including:

Each existing CRA will be terminated on the expiration date stated in the agency’s charter as

of October 1, 2019, or on September 30, 2039, whichever is earlier, unless the termination is

overridden by a majority vote of the local governing body that created it; and

New requirements are added for annual reporting and ethics training of CRA commissioners.

Previous language restricting creation of new CRAs and placing restrictions on tax increment

financing were removed from the bill before passage.

Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor.

Affordable Housing/Impact Fees

HB 7103 authorizes local governments to enact inclusionary housing ordinances (i.e., requiring

developers to produce a certain number of affordable housing units or contribute land or fees in-lieu),

but requires the local government to fully offset all costs to the developer, such as by allowing density

or intensity bonuses, or reducing or waiving impact fees.

The bill also provides that a comprehensive plan or land development regulations adopted after

January 1, 2019 must incorporate each development order existing before the comprehensive plan's

effective date, and must vest the approved density and intensity.

Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor.

SB 207 places restrictions on local government impact fee collection and use, including:

The local government may not require payment of the impact fee before the date of issuance

of a building permit;

The impact fee must have a rational nexus with the need for capital facilities, the impact

generated by the new development, and the benefits accruing to the new development.

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The local government must specifically earmark revenues generated by the impact fee to

acquire, construct, or improve capital facilities to benefit new users.

Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor.

Growth Management

HB 6017 removes the cumulative acreage limitation from the small-scale comprehensive plan

amendment process.

Effective date: July 1, 2019. Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor.

Environmental Regulation

HB 771 preempts certain types of environmental regulation to the state, including:

Placing a five-year moratorium on local government regulation of single-use plastic straws,

and directing the Offices of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to

conduct a study of such regulations and submit a report to the Governor and legislature by

December 2019;

Prohibiting local governments from requiring a recycling vendor to collect, transport or process

contaminated recyclable material;

Prohibiting local governments from requiring additional verification from the Department of

Environmental Protection to received specified exemptions from state environmental

permitting requirements;

Modifying an existing state permit exemption for the replacement and repair of existing docks

and piers, by specifying the replacement or repair must be “within 5 feet of the same location

and no larger in size," and that no additional aquatic resources may be adversely impacted.

Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Status: Vetoed by Governor

Motorized Scooters & Bike Share

HB 453 creates regulatory parameters for “micromobility devices,” including:

Defining a micromobility device as a motorized scooter or bicycle that travels no more than

20 miles per hour, and is reserved for use through a website or application;

Prohibiting local governments from requiring users to have a driver’s license or carry

insurance; and

Establishing that micromobility device users have the same rights and responsibilities as

bicyclists.

Earlier versions of the bill would have required local governments to provide at least one location

where micromobility devices could be staged on each side of each city block in a commercial or

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business district, and to allow users to park and ride devices on the sidewalk as long as pedestrian

travel was not impeded. Those provisions were removed from the bill before final passage.

Effective date: Upon becoming law.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor

Local Tax Referenda

HB 5 requires that a local referendum to adopt or amend a local discretionary sales surtax be held

during a general election, and that the referendum be authorized by two-thirds majority of the

governing body and approved by a two-thirds majority of voters.

Effective date: Upon becoming law.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor.

Vegetable Gardens

SB 82 preempts local governments from regulating vegetable gardens on residential properties.

General regulations governing water use, fertilizer, or control of invasive species are not preempted

as long as they are not specifically targeted to vegetable gardens. A vegetable garden is defined as

as “a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated for human ingestion.”

Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor.

Communications

Building on 2017 legislation restricting local government regulation of wireless facilities in public

rights-of-way, SB 1000 imposes further prohibitions, including:

Regulating the placement or operation of communications facilities in the public right-of-way;

Requiring a tax or fee for such placement, other than certain permitting fees if they were in

effect prior to January 1, 2019;

Imposing new permitting fees that were not in effect prior to January 1, 2019;

Requiring a pre-application meeting or public notice; or

Requiring registration information other than the communication service provider’s name, or

re-registration more frequently than every five years.

Effective date: July 1, 2019.

Status: Ordered enrolled, not yet presented to Governor

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Bills that failed:

Vacation Rentals

HB 987 would have further preempted local regulation of vacation rentals. The bill proposed

removing the grandfathering for local regulations adopted prior to July 1, 2011, allowing local

regulation of impacts created by vacation rentals only if such regulations apply to all residential

property; and adding a lengthy statement to the Florida Statutes regarding the constitutionally

protected property rights of homeowners, including the right to use their residential property as

vacation rentals.

Business Regulation

SB 1748 and the original version of HB 3 would have greatly restricted local governments’ ability to

adopt new regulations affecting businesses, including zoning, and would have required such

regulations to be reevaluated and readopted every two years. HB 3 was subsequently scaled back

to address only local occupational licensing.

Growth Management

HB 291 and SB 428 would have required each local government comprehensive plan to include a

private property rights element, and to recognize vested rights to density/intensity based on a

development order. Similar development order provisions were incorporated into successful bill HB

7103.

Tiny Homes

HB 801 and SB 1268 would have established Florida Building Code requirements for tiny homes,

defined as dwelling units that are 400 square feet or less in floor area, excluding lofts.

ATTACHMENT(S):

APA Florida’s 2019 APA Florida's 2019 Legislative Session web page

ACTION: None required; informational item only

Planners Advisory Committee – June 3, 2019

5C. Cancellation of the August PAC Meeting SUMMARY Historically the Forward Pinellas Board cancels its August meeting. This item was on the consent agenda at the May Forward Pinellas meeting and was approved. Likewise, the Planners Advisory Committee has also traditionally cancelled its August meeting. Therefore, Forward Pinellas staff recommends that the PAC take action to cancel its August 2019 meeting. ATTACHMENT(S): None ACTION: PAC to cancel the August 2019 meeting.